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MapMyWalk distance discrepancy.

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‎08-28-2015 06:06 - last edited on ‎12-05-2015 06:03 by Moderator Alum

‎08-28-2015 06:06 - last edited on ‎12-05-2015 06:03 by Moderator Alum

This morning I have walked 7.68 miles/17925 steps according to MMW.  My FitBit Charge HR has registered 5.52 miles/12484 steps.  I am not worried about the step count as such, because I think that is pretty accurate, but the difference in mileage is not negligeable and it is frustrating. Does anyone have a solution for this please?  I am feamale, 5' 6" and my stride length is set to 2 feet 4 inches.  I have checked my route on another app and the MMW distance is correct.  Is there a difference between stride and step length?

 

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‎09-01-2015 09:54

‎09-01-2015 09:54

@PinkyWinky Welcome to the Community! Thank you for the details that you've mentioned. The reason why you're getting different readings is because Fitbit trackers will calculate distance based in your stride length and MMW will track it using GPS. 

You can learn more about it here. 

 

Hope this helps. 

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